Hippo Cakes of the week

cakes(Chloe, Strawberry Shortcake, Tiramisu) from Canele Patissiere Chocolate -veri nice packaging :)

Hippo-meal on Saturday

this is the new menu fr Swensons, nt as nice as before although it still luks yummy, kind of disappointing (fishnchips, fish in cheese, a banana dessert n mudpie)

Hippo Donuts of the week

Hippo-mei's great buys from Taipei

Hippo-mei in Taiwan (April 4 to 8: Day 5)

today is our last day in taipei, so sad...i woke up at abt 7.30am as irene is leaving early, she's tking d morning flight bk to hk, then to china...so sad, we can't bear to leave d place...i hv to kick sis out of d bed to wk her up, she was still asking wat when i wk her up..anyway, irene alredi called for a cab, it was a lady driver that we gt to know in our 5 days here, haha, a veri humorous driver.. we walked her down to d hotel lobby, then we went bk to hotel to sleep

sis n i finally gt up at abt 9plus, then aft doing some packing up, we went downstairs to ximending to shop..shop shop at sophisca, dede, watever shops, n bought some more clothes...still went to fitting room to try on d clothes when we are running out of time, hahaha....finally, we rushed to buy food back to d hotel room...n i was eating while sis was packing...keke..i ate my mianxian again while sis was trying to squeeze everything inside d bag...

aft checkin out of the hotel, we hv to walk a street across to wait for d feigou bus...i was carrying d bag of weige bing in 1 hand n my luggage bag in another hand...coz my stupig luggage was spolit aft it landed in taipei...haha, so clumsy, i was trying to balance myself wif d 2 bags..n i had all those 打包food in my haversack, wif d risk of spilling all over....

d worst thing is dat silly feigou dropped us in d wrong terminal, we were finding it so weird, hw cm our flight number wasnt there on d departing flight list...went to ask around n realised we were in d wrong terminal...so hv to tk d sky train wif all the luggages to terminal 1...well, thanks to feigou for giving us a chance to take d sky train: when we are so clumsy carrying so many stuff n rushing for time...

aft checking in our luggage, we start gobbing up d food in my bag...we didnt even tk any pics...carrot cake, noodles, jipai...although it was cold n in a mess, it was still delicious...we finally board d plane at abt 6plus...but we couldnt bring any water inside (wat a stupig rule)...so we had to buy a mineral water fr d stingy jetstar...n let them say: $3 please....气死我 ...n i had a terrible time on d plane..ears were so blocked... went home at abt 12plus, exhausted n thirsty, n missing taipei at d same time...

Hippo-mei in Taiwan (April 4 to 8: Day 4)

this morning, we wk up earlier than b4, at abt 8.30am...aft getting ready, we went to luk for breakfast, went to d hotel breakfast buffet, but it doesnt attracts us, so we went to eat Mister Donut instead, it was nt open yet, so hd to stand outside n wait, anyway there was alredi a short queue there waiting...all of the donuts luk so attractive..aft buying it, we went to mac to buy their drinks, so dat we can eat in their premises...anyway, we couldnt fin d donuts, so brought it bk to hotel...

then we set off to xin bei tou to “泡汤" there were so many choices there, we decided on 水美 , it was a good choice..3 of us in a private room for only NT$1200...cheap cheap, n i like d decor n d environmt there, so comfy n cosy...

aft dat, we proceed to PS Bubu-the theme restaurant wif d cars....d place dat i hv been eyeing for so long, it's so nice n cosy, i juz love dat place n d pink car...had to call in advance to book the car(pink bubu) so as to mk sure we can eat in dat car...d pink bubu too famous le..n it's different fr other cars too, hv to spend at least NT$500 each person..dat's d condition for pink bubu.....we left PS Bubu at abt 3plus although i couldnt bear to leave...

we took bus fr there to d railway station..then d funny thing happen, my stupid left shoe gt stuck in d door, but my feet was alredi inside, n i was still saying '我的鞋!',so dat d driver can open d door for me....crazy shoes...fr d railway station, we proceed to 五分埔 in 松山火车站 which hv the most dirtiest toilet..then d 2nd funny thing happen to me, i slipped n fell in my toilet, screamin at d same time, so paiseh, but i find it so funny...there was even a taiwanese auntie who saw me n ask if i was ok, n even commented 好可怜...funny...anyway, on d whole, i enjoyed 五分埔 so much, had a good shopping spree there, shiok...we left at abt 8plus, we spent so much time there but still didnt mgt to cover the whole area, was alredi too tired to walk ....

we went bk to ximending for d rest of d day, n d 3rd funny thing happen to me, when we was walkin up d escalators, my left shoe dropped d 2nd time in d day, somebody behind me stepped onto my shoe n it dropped onto d escalators... irene in front n sis behind was laughing nonstop at my flying shoes...so funny! we bought阿宗面线 bk to hotel to eat, coz irene wan to try, so we let her eat more...aft dat, we proceed to d 天外天麻辣火锅 near our hotel..nicee but it's too hot for me...almoz choked to death.. ...but i like their free-flow drinks(d 复古bottles) n icecream

aft d buffet, we went nearby to bk a appointment for body massage, b4 goin bk to hotel for a shower...in d end, we went to d massage only at abt 1am, i did a massage on d shoulder,head n foot,etc...sis n irene went for a back massage....i like 脚底按摩, shiok n a bit painful, but i can still stand d pain...as expected, my only main problem was 肠胃不好....so accurate, anyway, we went bk to d hotel at abt 2plus.....

Hippo-mei in Taiwan (April 4 to 8: Day 3)

today, we got up earlier at abt 9am..aft getting ready, we went to the area downstairs to eat breakfast...d dan bing, soya bean drink...n on d way there, i aredi ate chicken wing fr lao tian lu...veri unhealthy, eat chicken wing early in d morning.. then we start d long journey to jiufen...by mrt, train,bus,cab,etc...

but it was reali a wrong timing to go there..so many ppl, veri veri crowded, we practically couldnt move at all, dun nd to walk, juz stand there n b pushed by ppl,....save energy...n nt only crowded, it was also raining..so my head was being poked by umbrellas all over, n water dripping......we had chou tou fu plus rainwater, d yuyuan fr d famous stall which luks like somebody's house rather than a stall... n my fav cold-banana dipped in choco....by d time we wan to leave d place, we were all drenched...n had a hard time getting out the place, coz no cab no bus...

we had to walk n walk till we found a bus to jilung, n finally made our way to danshui, on d way, we were alredi munching d prawn crackers bought fr jiufen juz nw...at least in danshui which is my fav place, ...went to find ah po n her tiedan too..n i juz like d whole danshui area so much, we ate a lot there, had d niaodan, d noodles, ah gei,douhua, n another choco banana...n d famous suan mei, we then left danshui n went bk to ximengding area to shop

Hippo-mei in Taiwan (April 4 to 8: Day 2)

this morning, we wk up quite late, by d time we left d hotel, it was alredi 11 am..went to alexandra building, coz irene was supose to meet her colleagues for lunch, so we juz join in..a jap buffet...aft dat, we shopped ard at d area around....(xinguangsanyue, 101, cheng pin, etc...) aft dat, we left for miramar shopping mall in dat idiot squeezy bus..i hate tking buses in taiwan...

we decided to tk d ferris wheel ride, was my idea actually, ...d moment i enter d cabin, my legs became wobbly....it seems so high sitting dwn there, n dat was d starting point only....i really regret tking d ride...wanted to gt dwn, but couldnt, hahaha, so i tk off my glasses, but sill can see blurry images,so shut my eyes tightly instead, nt daring to move any inch at all, clunging to irene sitting besides me, n i was grabing a paper in my hand, which i dun even wat is it..sis still ask me to tk pics n help her tk...for goodness sake, i dun even dare to see, hw to tk pic, if ask me to hold d camera, d camera wld b shaking vigorously...keke

aft dat long ride up in d air, we proceed to d toilet bowl restaurant...my 1st time there, finally step into dat place, i hv been longing to go there...food is nice, price is cheap, service is extremely good...n their toilet bowls r so beautiful to sit on, n their bath tubs to nice to eat on...whahaha...aft dinner, we then went to jingmei nightmarket...but most stores was alredi closed coz it was alredi past 12am...i still prefer to shilin, dat marks d end of our day

Hippo-mei in Taiwan (April 4 to 8: Day 1)

this morning, wk up at abt 8plus...keke, d 1st day of leave, im going Taipei again!!! tis time, i went to airport on my own, stupid sis went to a job interview of all times, so i hv to carry 2 luggage bags by myself, so clumsy, luckily she made it in time, if we miss d flight, im goin to kill her, haha...aft checking in, went to Mac to eat breakfast, then board d plane at abt 1pm...tk d stupig jetstar again, only noe hw to say, $2 please, $3 please...

we reached taipei at abt 5plus to 6pm, irene was supposed to wait for us at d airport since she alredi landed in d early noon..but no sight of her..ended up she was at another terminal...poor irene so kelian, haha, sat at the cafe for d whole noon without any $$, coz her taiwan $$ is wif us...kekekekeke, i was already starving so bought a stick of fd to eat which i didnt even noe wat it is, juz order by saying 'yao ze chi'...aft irene cm to meet us, we tk d feigou bus as usual to rainbow hotel at ximending...it took us some time to settle down in hotel...'fr chging rooms to a bit of lazing around', we tk cab to shilin nite market

went to buy d hao da ji pai first...which obviously is ji pai, which silly irene kp sayin it's ba pa...d ji pai was so yummy, n burning hot, but i insist on eating it, i hv waited for 2 years b4 finally hvin d chance to bite into my fav ji pai..slurp...then we ate other food, like oyster egg, lu rou fan, guan cai ban...i juz start gobbling up everything...n 'man guo bing' slurp slurp, so yummy...we went back to hotel by cab at abt 1plus am... then went to 7-11 to buy tibits n water....keke, then stay up in hotel watchin tv till i went to bed at abt 4am

After the Holidays

Juz came bk yesterday nite fr Taipei, exhausted, im on mc, but nt realli sick, juz dat my ears were blocked since d plane landed last nite till nw... so im actually deaf on 1 ear, dat has nvr happen to me b4..well, it's nt unusual to suffer fr blocked ears when the air pressure is on, but it's nvr dat long for so many hrs...so, me juz slept d whole day, haven't been sleeping enuff for the whole week in taipei....kekeke, a fruitful trip, but too lazy n busy 2 blog abt it rite nw...mayb aft d 18th when i hv handed in my assignment...